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A sea biscuit (or sand dollar) is an echinoderm as flat as a cookie that lives on the sandy bottoms of the sea. They are cousins with sea urchins.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frontal_view_of_a_pluteus_larva.tif
The sea biscuit metamorphosis image that I submitted for the Node’s intersection image competition was selected for the November calendar! You can download it here.
Metamorphosis is a dramatic life-changing event for many invertebrates. It’s the intersection between two distinct lives – larval and adult. It is how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. The process is fascinating, specially when you have the chance to see it happening with your own eyes. You too can see it in the video A […]
This is the music video I made for the song Dream Sequence by Professor Kliq using the images of my master’s thesis on sea biscuits.
My video about the life cycle of a sea biscuit is now online! Also available on Vimeo. Learn more at: https://msc.brunovellutini.com/